VBAC Birth Plan
● Unmedicated as possible, with as few interventions as possible. I don’t know what I will want for pain relief yet, but I prefer as many natural options to be made available as possible.
● Use of water/shower for pain management.
● Unrestricted movement.
● Selfguided pushing. I’ve done this before, and pantpushing works best for me. I will NOT be doing the “hold my breath and push as hard as possible” method.
● Upright or however I am comfortable for birth. NOT on my back. ● Minimal cervical checks.
● Minimal monitoring.
After Baby is born:
● Skin to skin right away. If I can’t do it for whatever reason, put him with his dad, he’s prepared for skin to skin as well.
● NO circumcision.
● Vitamin K is fine, but NO eye ointment. I’m disease-free.
● If any supplementation is needed, I will express colostrum or milk instead of using formula.
● Do not bathe, etc, till I can be there. I missed that experience before and I do not want to miss out again.
Cesarean Birth Plan
● Family friendly as possible if not an emergency.
● Please do not sedate me. I want to remember my child’s birth.
●Please use sutures or something else, instead of staples. I do not well with bits of metal stuck into my body for any reason. I don’t even have pierced ears!
●Skin to skin with me or his daddy as soon as possible, don’t “burrito” him right away. ●Breastfeed as soon as possible. My husband knows how to hold a baby to breastfeed if I am “out of it,” please allow him to do so if needed.
● Delayed cord clamping.
● NO circumcision.
●Vitamin K is fine, but no eye ointment. I am disease-free.
●If any supplementation is needed, I will express colostrum or milk. No formula.
●Do not bathe, etc, him before I am able to be a part of it. I missed those things with my daughter and I want to be there this time.
● Unmedicated as possible, with as few interventions as possible. I don’t know what I will want for pain relief yet, but I prefer as many natural options to be made available as possible.
● Use of water/shower for pain management.
● Unrestricted movement.
● Selfguided pushing. I’ve done this before, and pantpushing works best for me. I will NOT be doing the “hold my breath and push as hard as possible” method.
● Upright or however I am comfortable for birth. NOT on my back. ● Minimal cervical checks.
● Minimal monitoring.
After Baby is born:
● Skin to skin right away. If I can’t do it for whatever reason, put him with his dad, he’s prepared for skin to skin as well.
● NO circumcision.
● Vitamin K is fine, but NO eye ointment. I’m disease-free.
● If any supplementation is needed, I will express colostrum or milk instead of using formula.
● Do not bathe, etc, till I can be there. I missed that experience before and I do not want to miss out again.
Cesarean Birth Plan
● Family friendly as possible if not an emergency.
● Please do not sedate me. I want to remember my child’s birth.
●Please use sutures or something else, instead of staples. I do not well with bits of metal stuck into my body for any reason. I don’t even have pierced ears!
●Skin to skin with me or his daddy as soon as possible, don’t “burrito” him right away. ●Breastfeed as soon as possible. My husband knows how to hold a baby to breastfeed if I am “out of it,” please allow him to do so if needed.
● Delayed cord clamping.
● NO circumcision.
●Vitamin K is fine, but no eye ointment. I am disease-free.
●If any supplementation is needed, I will express colostrum or milk. No formula.
●Do not bathe, etc, him before I am able to be a part of it. I missed those things with my daughter and I want to be there this time.
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